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CVE-2021-47101: asix: fix uninit-value in asix_mdio_read()

First published: Mon Mar 04 2024(Updated: )

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: asix: fix uninit-value in asix_mdio_read() asix_read_cmd() may read less than sizeof(smsr) bytes and in this case smsr will be uninitialized. Fail log: BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in asix_check_host_enable drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:82 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in asix_check_host_enable drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:82 [inline] drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:497 BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in asix_mdio_read+0x3c1/0xb00 drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:497 drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:497 asix_check_host_enable drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:82 [inline] asix_check_host_enable drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:82 [inline] drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:497 asix_mdio_read+0x3c1/0xb00 drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:497 drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:497

Credit: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/kernel<5.15.12
5.15.12
redhat/kernel<5.16
5.16
debian/linux<=5.10.223-1<=5.10.226-1
6.1.115-1
6.1.119-1
6.12.5-1
6.12.6-1

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